The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 1968
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
1:06 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 563
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 50m / -5.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.52° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.35° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.